Topics

NEW YORK -- Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu was named the top rookie in the AL 2014 Player of the Year as voted by the Major League Baseball Players Association. Abreu finished third in the AL in home runs (36), fourth in RBI (107) and fifth in batting average (.317). Two weeks agao, Abreu earned the Sporting News AL Rookie honor . Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was named the 2014 Player of the Year. He led the majors with 21 wins in just 27 starts this past season, and his minuscule 1.77 ERA and 0.86 WHIP rank among the best of the last century. The left-hander, who threw a no-hitter against the Rockies on June 18, recorded 239 strikeouts with just 31 walks in 198 1/3 innings....

Related "Casey McGehee" Articles

NEW YORK -- Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu was named the top rookie in the AL 2014 Player of the Year as voted by the Major League Baseball Players Association.
Abreu finished third in the AL in home runs (36), fourth in RBI (107) and fifth...

Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu has been named the Sporting News American League Rookie of the Year, as voted on by fellow AL players.
Abreu received 149 votes to run away with the award. The Angels’ Matt Shoemaker received four votes,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- When Washington Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann headed to the bullpen to warm up for his start Sunday, bullpen coach Matt LeCroy did not notice anything different about the mild-mannered right-hander from tiny Auburndale, Wisc.
...

Derek Jeter will be in the spotlight for perhaps the final time when he starts at shortstop for the American League in the All-Star Game.
The New York Yankees captain, who is retiring following the season, heads the AL squad for the July 17 game in...

It took four days of furious voting, but Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo and White Sox pitcher Chris Sale are heading to the All-Star Game.
The two were among the 10 candidates for MLB's Final Vote, which ended Thursday afternoon after a...

No. 28 Pirates: 3rd in a series counting down to spring training. Next: Padres. While it may not be enough to soothe the pain of 19 consecutive losing seasons, Pirates fans at least have someone to blame. That would be Pedro Alvarez, or perhaps Greg...

Washington's star-studded rotation reports to Florida. Matt Harvey continues his comeback with the New York Mets. Joe Maddon takes over the Chicago Cubs, and Russell Martin gets a closer look at Toronto's pitching staff. While much of the Northeast and...

Yes, the Giants' announcements about signing Nori Aoki and re-signing Ryan Vogelsong were slightly less than the transformative additions that Giants fans have been craving all winter. And that came after the acquisition of third baseman Casey McGehee...

The Miami Marlins are ready to aggressively pursue a multi-year contract for their most valuable commodity, slugger Giancarlo Stanton, with the hope of finalizing a deal over the next month.
Asked about the possibility of an announcement by the Winter...

The Miami Marlins’ pursuit of a playoff spot evaporated to more serious concerns about the well-being of their best player after Giancarlo Stanton was hit in the face by a pitch Thursday night at Miller Park.
Stanton suffered a facial laceration...

Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton has multiple facial fractures, dental damage and a cut that required stitches after he was hit by an 88-mph pitch from the Brewers' Mike Fiers in the fifth inning of a 4-2 loss to Milwaukee.
Stanton, who leads...